North Carolina · Caswell County
Making History Now
Letter from Town Leadership
Milton's government priorities are practical: keep services reliable, publish decisions clearly, preserve the Broad Street historic district, and make room for the next chapter of local business. We are a small town with state-level history and active public work in front of us.
"The standard is simple: clear records, reliable utilities, and stewardship that holds up fifty years from now."
Town of Milton, NC
Resident Services
Core municipal actions without searching through documents.
Official Updates
The Town of Milton is accepting applications for Town Clerk. Interim Clerk is Kimberly Cash until hiring is complete.
Request application materialsProfessional engineering services are being procured for secondary well installation and related municipal water reliability work.
Review procurement notesCurrent board review includes Planning Board procedure updates, ABC regulations, and noise and parking ordinance revisions.
See meeting calendarResidents, property owners, and business operators are invited to contribute to land use, infrastructure, and downtown planning priorities.
Planning and business sectionMilton Renaissance Foundation continues preservation workshops and stewardship programming connected to local historic sites.
Foundation updatesMilton's walking map highlighting markers and sites of interest is available through downtown cultural partners.
Visitor resourcesTown Leadership
Milton is governed by a mayor and a five-member Board of Commissioners. Administrative operations include Town Clerk, planning support, public works coordination, and utility administration.
Town Clerk applications close Thursday, May 28, 2026.
2026 Calendar
Historic district, river edge, and independent businesses across Broad Street and Academy Street.
Visitors
Broad Street storefronts, church steeples, and the Dan River edge define a compact district you can walk in an afternoon.
Heritage
Milton's core includes the Thomas Day State Historic Site, Commercial Row, and the Milton State Bank. The Heritage Greenway at 124 Liberty Street interprets former tobacco-era workshop routes through ten historical markers.
Thomas Day State Historic Site: 148 NC-57, Milton NC 27305 · Tue-Sat 9 AM-5 PM · Free admission · (336) 592-8120.
National Register listing since 1973 with Federal, Greek Revival, and Victorian streetscapes along Broad Street.
Union Tavern workshops and the state historic site foreground free Black craftsmanship in antebellum North Carolina.
A short interpretive trail at 124 Liberty Street tracing former tobacco-era shops with ten historical markers.
Eat
Shop
Stay
All historic short-term rentals - no chain hotels.
Outdoor
Notable Milton Stories
"By the 1850s, Milton housed the largest free Black cabinetmaker's workshop in North Carolina."
Thomas Day purchased Union Tavern in 1848 and ran a workshop whose output reached leading institutions, including the North Carolina Governor's Mansion and the Smithsonian's collections. His story is now interpreted at the Thomas Day State Historic Site, NC's newest state historic site (designated 2024).
"Born near Milton, he published his narrative in 1837 and carried that testimony across the Atlantic."
Moses Roper, born enslaved near Milton around 1815, escaped bondage and became an abolitionist author and speaker. His autobiography and international lectures form a central part of Milton's documented history and ongoing public education work.
Regional Draw
270,000 visitors a year. Four miles from downtown Milton.
Virginia International Raceway at 1012 Raceplex Road, Alton, VA sits just over the state line. Milton's lodging and dining corridor is positioned for race-weekend overflow and year-round track activity.
Economic Development
Ongoing land-use and infrastructure planning with public input sessions for residents, operators, and property owners.
Active 2026 permit program for temporary food service supporting downtown events and race-week demand.
Licensing coordination for new and renewing businesses through Town Hall administration.
Current procurement includes engineering support for secondary well installation and related utility improvements.
